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of course is there is this fundamental aversion to the size of government, to a big government. and what you're suggesting is that we need different scale of government. we need a bigger government that actually is willing to spend more on the anti-poverty programs. emotionally, the public doesn't want that. even warren buffett recently said we shouldn't spend more than 21% of gdp. you're saying we should be spending more than that. >> well, yes. if you decide that income inequality is a problem and more and more economists are coming to that conclusion that it is hurting our growth. it createless all sorts of -- what we need to combat it in a way, to create a more level playing field in terms of equality of opportunity. that requires money. so rather than reducing entitlements, you have to think of well, what are other ways it could help workers adapt. all of these things require funds. >> eliot: our federal government as representative of gdp has been about 15%. >> that's right. >> eliot: which is staggeringly low. >> that's right. it is wray low. you hear the conversation in
of course is there is this fundamental aversion to the size of government, to a big government. and what you're suggesting is that we need different scale of government. we need a bigger government that actually is willing to spend more on the anti-poverty programs. emotionally, the public doesn't want that. even warren buffett recently said we shouldn't spend more than 21% of gdp. you're saying we should be spending more than that. >> well, yes. if you decide that income inequality is a...
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keeping the government out of private lives. so there are already people who is been won over on that argument. as for the other, i think it's a little unfair to tell people for whom they're religious points of view might inform that decision that they're intolerant, that they're terrible people. they can have those points of view, but as a party, i think the gop needs to get a little bit more tolerant about those issues as a big tent party. not personally. you can personally disagree with gay marriage if you want. and by the way there are plenty of democrats who for religious reasons don't personally agree with gay marriage. but, yeah, i think the gop needs to move sort of beyond those intolerance arguments and talk about other things. >> a major sticking point for young voters. >> absolutely. up next, filibuster reform. we know it doesn't sound exiting, but with southern jimmy williams, even that can be fun. let the good times roll. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to
keeping the government out of private lives. so there are already people who is been won over on that argument. as for the other, i think it's a little unfair to tell people for whom they're religious points of view might inform that decision that they're intolerant, that they're terrible people. they can have those points of view, but as a party, i think the gop needs to get a little bit more tolerant about those issues as a big tent party. not personally. you can personally disagree with gay...
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at the same time, new government figures show that more than 53,000 undocumented immigrants have been approved to stay in the country under president obama's new immigration policy. the deferred action for childhood arrivals initiative launched in august halts the depotatid deportation of some undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. joining me, one of the first to benefit from the new policy, and telemundo's jose diaz belart. good to see both of you. the president announced the program earlier this year. how is it being rolled out, and who qualifies? >> well, okay. first of all, it's only a two-year reprieve from possible deportation. this is not a permanent solution, this is just a two-year reprieve. and it could benefit up to 1.2 million young people like carla. to be able to qualify, you have to have -- you're under 31 years of age by june of this year. you have to have lived in this country for at least five years, gotten to the united states before you were 16 years of age. and of course, not have any kind of record, criminal record. gone to high school or going
at the same time, new government figures show that more than 53,000 undocumented immigrants have been approved to stay in the country under president obama's new immigration policy. the deferred action for childhood arrivals initiative launched in august halts the depotatid deportation of some undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. joining me, one of the first to benefit from the new policy, and telemundo's jose diaz belart. good to see both of you. the president announced the...
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this, the government is basically set up to govern themselves, each step of the way to make the rules. he doesn't want that to happen. he wants to make the rules himself, this is not that type of place. just looking, everybody is concerned about the $1.6 in taxes, blah, blah, blah. that's nothing. the last part is the important part, because now he can have complete control over everything and anything. host: before you keep going on to highlight for the viewers at home maybe did not see this. part included the changing of the current la that specifically goes to requiring congressional approval. go ahead feignedish your point, caller. caller: like i said, the last part is the important part. the last part, he is going to twist it. like everything else he has been doing, trying to go through little back doors slipping this and that in, that would change the current law requiring congressional approval? it just doesn't make sense. host: here's the photo from the u.n. yesterday. the headline is the u.s. heightens the state of palestine, this is mahmoud abbas congratulated by turkey's fo
this, the government is basically set up to govern themselves, each step of the way to make the rules. he doesn't want that to happen. he wants to make the rules himself, this is not that type of place. just looking, everybody is concerned about the $1.6 in taxes, blah, blah, blah. that's nothing. the last part is the important part, because now he can have complete control over everything and anything. host: before you keep going on to highlight for the viewers at home maybe did not see this....
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government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he considered suicide after his arrest. private first class bradley manning was cross-examined today in a pre-trial hearing at fort meade, maryland. he admitted making a noose out of bed sheets before being sent to the u.s. marine corps brig at quantico, virginia. manning says his treatment there was so harsh, the charges should be dismissed. the military says manning was a suicide risk, so jailers kept him isolated and took away his clothes. the holders of half of that record powerball jackpot of $588 million came forward today in missouri. a 52-year-old mechanic, mark hill, and his wife cindy were introduced in dearborn, just north of kansas city. cindy hill said she couldn't believe at first that their ticket was a winner. >> i didn't have my glasses and i was thinking is that
government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he considered suicide after his arrest. private first class bradley manning was cross-examined today in a pre-trial hearing at fort meade, maryland. he admitted making a noose out of bed sheets before being sent to the u.s. marine...
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currently the emphasis is on government research. there is good here as well as fairness, for there is a vastly disproportionate amount of research funding for autism when compared to other conditions. all that said, however, research is based on the future, and not where our greatest need lies, which is in the present. today, the services we offer our tawdry in comparison to the true need out there now. the majority of families still do not have appropriate services, interventions, or education available to their children. adults on the spectrum are starved for appropriate housing, therapy, and employment opportunities. if fiscal concerns are indeed something which we measure things by, then at let's think about that at all who if they are able in a job employment program to become a taxpaying member of society rather than existing on government support, it seems like a financial no- brainer. for those were not able to board is a bit in programs like that, think of the productivity that is lost because the parents cannot produce lik
currently the emphasis is on government research. there is good here as well as fairness, for there is a vastly disproportionate amount of research funding for autism when compared to other conditions. all that said, however, research is based on the future, and not where our greatest need lies, which is in the present. today, the services we offer our tawdry in comparison to the true need out there now. the majority of families still do not have appropriate services, interventions, or...
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to have good government. but they do want efficient government and they want to make sure they're watching out for their tax dollars. they do want medicare, social security. they want those programs. they just want us to be fiscally responsible and move this country forward. i think it was a big ideological shift, again, and it's our job now to work with each other to get this country past the financial and to work on the issues americans sent us to do. >> you mentioned the fiscal cliff and i want to ask you about it. president obama even in his p - proposal yesterday had entitlement cuts including to medicare. you have in the past been resistant to cutting entit entitlements. does the result of the election -- i've heard many people on the democratic side say, look, we won. we don't need to make concess n concessions to republicans on entitlements. we can raise the top rates without making these concessions. do you think the president is even in this first proposal giving away too much on the entitlement sid
to have good government. but they do want efficient government and they want to make sure they're watching out for their tax dollars. they do want medicare, social security. they want those programs. they just want us to be fiscally responsible and move this country forward. i think it was a big ideological shift, again, and it's our job now to work with each other to get this country past the financial and to work on the issues americans sent us to do. >> you mentioned the fiscal cliff...
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and your federal government and state government hit you for a combination of 46% of every dime. what incentive is that to go out and work longer and harder? 46%. 57 over here. 57. we all know small businesses create all the jobs in this country. that's why we are so worried about this tax proposal because while this is already 57% over here, mr. speaker, the president wants to raise it another 3 to almost 60%. 60% of every dime earned by family-owned businesses, the president wants to take back to washington, d.c. i'm in favor of a balanced approach. i'm committed to fairness in american society. but, mr. speaker, i ask you, is the problem that taxes are too low or is the problem that spending is too high? what better than class warfare, mr. speaker. we are better than saying we are going to ask the them to bear the burden while the we been fit. -- ben fifment -- benefit. 320 million of us have to come together, mr. speaker. on tough, tough challenges. challenges that this house has crafted solutions to. these solutions are not easy. these solutions are not pain free. these solu
and your federal government and state government hit you for a combination of 46% of every dime. what incentive is that to go out and work longer and harder? 46%. 57 over here. 57. we all know small businesses create all the jobs in this country. that's why we are so worried about this tax proposal because while this is already 57% over here, mr. speaker, the president wants to raise it another 3 to almost 60%. 60% of every dime earned by family-owned businesses, the president wants to take...
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representatives of the government try to figure out if there is anything the government the frustration, a lot of what we can do is find it things. we know how to spend money. we do have the across the board cut it. the so-called fiscal cut which can act. we are california fiscal cut. we can pass the fiscal cut. a location $2 billion. the four pillars in subsidies and this did not need it. my question is, if you have an ethic to billion a $4 billion, what would you do with it. how would you spend it? >> hi would not want to spend the propellers, attitude or disbanded. a combination of federal funding and having private advocations to have, this research, there are many things but would say supported by federal dollars and propellers. and, the families and would hope support the federal dollars, which should help, in terms of cabinet, we should also talk about, which a tube of this specific dollar opportunities, talking about, there has been to may focus of dollars and focused. in a combination of both, to figure out those that are both, now we can focus than those of a cane of those of
representatives of the government try to figure out if there is anything the government the frustration, a lot of what we can do is find it things. we know how to spend money. we do have the across the board cut it. the so-called fiscal cut which can act. we are california fiscal cut. we can pass the fiscal cut. a location $2 billion. the four pillars in subsidies and this did not need it. my question is, if you have an ethic to billion a $4 billion, what would you do with it. how would you...
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the government is working now to ensure that human controls will be in place. here is chris lawrence. >> reporter: behind every hellfire missile there's an actual human being, someone back at base remotely pulling the trigger. but the pentagon is preparing for the day when robots are capable of killing on their own. >> machines are starting to take over. >> reporter: it conjures up images of the terminator. >> i need to make myself very clear. if we uplink now, sky net will be controlling your military. >> you'll be in control of sky net, right? >> the pentagon just issued its first directive on autonomous weapons, lethal weapons with no human control to minimize failures that could lead to unintended engagements. >> that's a sterile term for me, meaning harming innocence. killing the wrong target. >> pentagon's dave ochmanek admits these weapons are still 20, 30 years away. >> that technology doesn't exist yet. so why now? >> the thought was technology is dynamic. and we would like to get out ahead of it. >> just this week they tested drones. still howing the
the government is working now to ensure that human controls will be in place. here is chris lawrence. >> reporter: behind every hellfire missile there's an actual human being, someone back at base remotely pulling the trigger. but the pentagon is preparing for the day when robots are capable of killing on their own. >> machines are starting to take over. >> reporter: it conjures up images of the terminator. >> i need to make myself very clear. if we uplink now, sky net...
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in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know members it.congress. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newscaster:breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties!? with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. age. and register your purchase online. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. >>> welcome back. christine romans is minding our business for us. >> friday stock market check. the week is almost over. stock futures are back. markets finished slightly higher yesterday
in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know members it.congress. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newscaster:breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties!? with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. time for citi price...
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first, ambassador, this idea that the corporations control our government destroys our democracy. and that's something i think republicans have to -- the progressive congress really likes this idea of getting money separate from politics. special interests and corporations have too much control and disempower everybody in the middle class. in fact, all americans -- there's a huge disservice done by this investment in buying politicians. that legal bribery should stop. secondly, i want to speak to you about what you said about leadership around the world. palestinians getting this u.n. win, i think it's important we take leadership there. there is a saudi arabian peace plan that's ten years old that most people -- i spoke to the imams and the rabbis in israel and the chief imam or grand mufti and chief rabbi think that's a great place to start. if the religious leaders think it's okay, why can't leadership go to work and create some kind of a shift? i mean, it's time now for america to take leadership in that area, you know, whether it's susan rice or you, whoever becomes the secre
first, ambassador, this idea that the corporations control our government destroys our democracy. and that's something i think republicans have to -- the progressive congress really likes this idea of getting money separate from politics. special interests and corporations have too much control and disempower everybody in the middle class. in fact, all americans -- there's a huge disservice done by this investment in buying politicians. that legal bribery should stop. secondly, i want to speak...
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can they govern this country? the offer made this morning, the challenge i have with it, this is no different than the offer that was made six months ago or a years ago from my friends in washington from the president. so as much as -- but understand, you had republicans also in washington who wanted to do a deal. the speaker started off saying we can go with new revenue and give a real deal. now, the president, tim geithner, others are smart people. and i hope and trust they know what they're doing. but if i'm reading this this morning in memphis, tennessee, in pensacola, florida, i don't have a lot of confidence that progress is being made. if i'm a business owner or if i'm a voter or if i work for a large business anywhere in the country. that's what concerns me about this. >> i'm giving both sides the benefit of the doubt that they're going to make this deadline. i can't imagine they would want to make the faith in washington plunge even deeper than it already is. having said that, sam -- >> we're a step close
can they govern this country? the offer made this morning, the challenge i have with it, this is no different than the offer that was made six months ago or a years ago from my friends in washington from the president. so as much as -- but understand, you had republicans also in washington who wanted to do a deal. the speaker started off saying we can go with new revenue and give a real deal. now, the president, tim geithner, others are smart people. and i hope and trust they know what they're...